Physicians IT Symposium

From EHR to PHR: The Challenges of Patient and Physician Empowerment

3 November 2008
Registration: 8:00-9:00
Symposium: 9:00-17:00
Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen

The Physician and Nursing Symposia Planning Committee wishes to thank Herlev Hospital

Summary:

The Physicians’ IT Symposium will address IT as a foundation for innovation and expansion of care with a main focus on Personal Health Records (PHRs) and patient safety. Hear the challenges and successes of PHR implementation in a large healthcare system and a small physician practice with legal and government perspectives addressing patient safety concerns.

Attendees have the unique opportunity to observe a simulation demonstration at the Danish Institute for Medical Simulation and observe a health IT system in the IT Exploratorium including a CPOE medication system and surgery scheduling system.

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The Programme

8:00-9:00	Registration
9:00-9:15	Welcome by Herlev Hospital
9:15-10:15	Opening Keynote: Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft Corporation How Commodity IT and the Net are Changing the Practice of Medicine Dr Crounse shares his perspectives on the growing opportunities for a new kind of medical practice based on personalized eHealth services. Learn how innovative clinicians and organizations are incorporating Web 2.0 technologies into the practice of medicine and how your organization can benefit by staying ahead of the curve.
10:15-12:30	Herlev Hospital: Simulation and IT Showcase Join the Herlev Hospital staff as they demonstrate full scale simulations and guide you through the IT Exploratorium. Also showcased will be the hospital’s CPOE medication and surgery scheduling systems.
12:30-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:15	Personal Health Records - Different Perspectives Across Europe From large hospital systems to the private physician practice, PHRs are a hot topic, yet only a small percentage of doctors have implemented them. This dynamic panel will discuss PHR challenges and successes from a healthcare, legal and government perspective. Petra Wilson, PhD (Panel Moderator), Chair, HIMSS EMEA Governing Council Belgium Panelists: Roberto Nardi, MD, ICGP, SIT, Senior Consultant Lombardia Regional Health Ministry Italy Bart Veldman, MD, Internist-Nephrologis Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital Nijmegen The Netherlands Tony Shannon, MB BCh BAO, FCEM, MScITM, Clinical Lead, Clinical Content Service NHS Connecting for Health Consultant in Emergency Medicine Leeds Teaching Hospitals UK Maureen Baker, CBE, DM, FRCGP, National Clinical Lead for Safety NHS Connecting for Health UK
15:15-15:30	Break
15:30-16:30	IT Implementation in Denmark Dr Jensen will explore the successes and challenges of IT implementation in Denmark from the Danish Medical Association perspective. Peer Eske Jensen, MD, Senior Consultant Chairman of IT-committee The Copenhagen Regional Assembly of the Danish Medical Association Denmark
16:30-16:45	Wrap-up
16:45	Shuttles back to Bella Center for Opening Reception
17:30	Opening Reception at Bella Center

SYMPOSIUM PLANNING COMMITTEE:

Kazem Behbehani, PhD, FRCPath	Partner, LeaderHealth, Switzerland
Antoine Geissbuhler, MD	Head of Radiology & Bioinformatics, Geneva Hospital, Switzerland
Philippe Kolh, MD, PhD	Chief Information Officer, Chairman of Medico-Economic Informatics Dept, University Hospital of Liège, Belgium
Balazs Szathmary, PhD	Senior Director Strategy & Operations, Oracle Europe Middle East & Africa, Germany
George A. Thomson, FRCP, FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Edin), MCCP(Hon)	Associate Medical Director/Director of Post-GraduateMedical Education; Consultant Physician; Chairman of Medical Staff & Regional Advisor Sherwood Forest Hospitals UK